Evening Star Newspaper, February 11, 1927, Page 25

! * SOUGHT REWARD T0 GET DIVORGE State’s Key Witness in Mel- | let Murder Trial Reveals | Confession Motive. By the Ascociated Press. CANTO. Ohio, 1 Steve K ik, the State's key wit ness in the trial of Ben Rudner for the murder of Don R. Mellett, Canton editor, admitted under cross-examina tion today, he revealed his version of the plot originaily in order to collect ® reward, with which he hoped to ob tain a divorce. It was a point st defense counsel i peach his testimony. Kascholk's story was that he had been approached by Patrick McDermott, now serving a life sentence for Mellett's death, and had gone to Massillon, Ohio, where he dis- cussed with McDermott and Rudner & “job” in connection with Mellett's editorial campaign against vice and erime in Canton. He said that when he learned that murder was contem- plated he withdrew. George Gordon Battle, of defense counsel, drew the admission from the witness that he had watched Cleve- land newspapers while the rewards for the editor's slayers mounted from $5,000 to more than: $20,000 before he told his story to the authorities. Mellett shot down by the door of his ga e on the night of last July 16 at the height of his news- paper drive on the Canton under- world. MILITARY CAREER ENDED. Februa #Colonel’s” Rise Halts with Arrest for Impersonation. @HICAGO, February 11 (). Jey Rubick’s rapid ris military service was de: wife in her divorce t Stanley was drafted in 19 he came home in a lieutenant’s uni-| form. HMaving he: vates talk about lieute ts, didn’'t amount to m Y Thereafter he came home as a cap- tain, a major, a lieutenant colonel and a colonel. He had just been made a brigadier general when he was ar- rested for impersona sent to Federal prison,.she said. FIRST PHONE LANGUAGE. Japanese First to Converse Over Bell Invention. BOSTON, February, 11 Boston University s asserts that Japanese was: the first foreign lan- guage heard over the telephone. A Japanese student asked Prof. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor, it the new device “could speak Japa: nese” and, being allowed to try, with a compatriot at the other end, went (#).—The : | Do You Know? hde lluld him he‘ ing officers and away convinced the phone was a eomplete linguist. MUSIC “FRA DIAVOLO” I8 GIVEN. The Junior Opera Players’ Club graduated from' juvenile operettas into the fleld of grown-up, serious operetta "production when they gave the first, performance in a series of three pregentations of ‘‘Fra Diavolo,” the classic from the pens of the two French writers, Scribse and Auber, last night. Produced as usual, in the auditorium of the Immaculate Con- ion School by the choir boys and who are doing such admirable work under the direction of Harry Wheaton Howard, with Mr. Howard both directing_and playing the piano score, “Fra Diavolo” was received with enthusiasm by a large audience. All of the leafling roles were well sung, the chorus showing fine en semble work, and it was a weli staged production_and the costumes attrac- tive. Of the singers, Leonard Toyn- send showed to best vocal advantage He 'has a fine voice and uses it well. Frederick Nolan and George Neuman were excellent bandits and Florenc . | Yocum was a charming heroine. V liam Stoddard wa the title role. A particularly ‘admirable ballet group was promipent in this produc- tion. Four danceés that wonm special applause were the magurka by Mar- garet Nealon, duet waltz by Irene Bontz and Joseph de Marco, original Spanish dance by Irene Bontz and Russian duet by Dorothy Graham and Margaret Fallon. The production will be repeated to; night and tomorrow night. Those participating include Mary Anderson, Teresa Behabetz, Gertrude Becker, Nora Bice, Irene Bontz, Julia | Broderick, Julla Burke, Margaret Cal- low, Mabel Carll, Dorothy Clark. Catherine Considine, Vera Crawford Kathleen Curtin, Elizabeth Danhakl Helen Dean, Mary Deck, Virginia Dellinger, Agres Dowd, Loretta Dris- coll, Margaret Driscoll, Helen Fallon, Margaret Fallon, Lucia Fister, Helen Garver, Emily’ Gateau, Dorothy Graham, Violet Hambleton, Eleanor Hopkins, Helen Koch, Ann Loveless. Mary Catherine Loveless, Frances McDonneil, Helen Mayer, Dorothy , quite at home in People often neglect thei® mouth and wonder why such dreadful condi- tios “as pyorrhea and other gnm troubles result. Kee) use it dally. medicine cabinet an i u the greatest protection affords against the formation of disease- spreading bacteria. 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